Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eulamprotes | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Eulamprotes wilkella, Apodia bifractella, Dichomeris derasella, Monochroa arundinetella | ||
Eulamprotes superbella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe, from the Alps to northern Europe. Outside Europe it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, Siberia (Transbaikalia) and Mongolia.
The wingspan is 6–7 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on Thymus serpyllum and Gnaphalium species.
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